Jessica Seah is Law.com International's Asia Editor. She writes about lawyers and legal issues in Hong Kong, China, Singapore and throughout Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea. Her coverage includes the business of law, global and domestic law firms, legal tech, in-house legal departments and regulatory issues. She can be reached at [email protected].
March 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Dewey, King & Spalding Advise on Chinese Acquisition of U.S. Plane MakerChina Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co (CAIGA), a division of a Chinese state-owned enterprise, is buying personal aircraft manufacturer Cirrus Industries Inc. for $210 million.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
August 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Asia Deal Digest: August 25, 2011Ropes & Gray helps Bain Capital mind some software business Down Under; Latham advises one Chinese company breaking into the Aussie food market and another breaking into the U.S. stock market; and Ashurst guides a Philippine brewing company into the Malaysian oil business.
By Jessica Seah
7 minute read
March 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer
DLA Phillips Fox Sees Departures Ahead of International MergerA group of lawyers led by partner Peter Tredinnick is leaving DLA Phillips Fox--DLA Piper's new Australian merger partner--in order to join Sydney's Moray & Agnew.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
April 19, 2011 | Law.com
Freshfields, Skadden Advise on First Hong Kong Listing by a Japanese CompanyFreshfields, Nishimura & Asahi, Skadden, and Paul Hastings have advised on the first listing of a Japanese company in Hong Kong. Financial services company SBI Holdings on Thursday launched a $167 million global offering of Hong Kong depositary receipts on the HKEx.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
March 15, 2011 | The American Lawyer
DLA Phillips Fox Loses More Partners Ahead of MergerNine Brisbane-based partners are leaving DLA Phillips Fox ahead of its merger with international alliance partner DLA Piper to join Adelaide-based Thomsons Lawyers.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
February 23, 2011 | The American Lawyer
BP-Reliance Deal Ropes in V&E, Magic Circle and Indian FirmsLinklaters, Allen & Overy, Vinson & Elkins, and Indian firms AZB & Partners and Talwar, Thakore & Associates are advising on the $7.2 billion deal that will see BP plc acquire a 30 percent interest in offshore oil and gas fields held by India's Reliance Industries Ltd.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
April 19, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Paul, Hastings Leads on Franshion Notes IssuePaul, Hastings; Tian Yuan Law Firm; and Maples and Calder advised the Hong Kong-listed property group on a $500 million debt issuance in Singapore.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
March 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Mayer Brown JSM, Linklaters on First Overseas Listing for Vietnamese CompanyHoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company, one of Vietnam's largest property developers, raised $56.5 million to finance additional interests in rubber plantations and hydroelectric power generation.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
August 29, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Will Chinese Firms Monopolize Chinese Anti-Monopoly Work?King & Wood's Susan Ning has emerged as one of the go-to lawyers for multinationals navigating China's three-year-old anti-monopoly law. International firms are eager to expand in the area, but practice restrictions have left their position ambiguous.
By Jessica Seah
7 minute read
August 24, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Latham Leads As China's Bright Food Heads Down UnderThe Shanghai-based company's $516 million acquisition of Manassen Foods is a rare Chinese investment in the Australian consumer sector, as opposed to the mining and energy industries.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read